A tremendous exponent of accordeon styles. There was, by times, a savage West Kerry empowerment in the performance that in the twinkling of an eye would ease down to a beautiful slow melodic air that left you spellbound at his ear for the tune and ability to perform it.
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And a top top silage contractor
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My sister did music in college way back when, mid 90s. Her dissertation or whatever back then was on Cooney and Begley. SĂ©amus Begley was pretty local to where we grew up in Wesht Kerry and was very helpful to her college work. Meitheal was their album of note at the time.
RIP
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Steve Cooney is a cracking musician as well.
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Cardinal George Pell has died. He became embroiled in the child sex abuse scandals in Australia, was convicted for the crime personally and subsequently exonerated after a lengthy spell in chokey.
While exonerated and released it would appear that he was somewhat lax in attending to the gravest of allegations under his jurisdictionâŠâŠ
EditâŠ.I see this was covered in the Celebrity deaths thread. Mea culpaâŠ.
Virginia Kraft Payson
One of the greatest singers that ever came out of this country, let alone Limerick.
RIP Joe.
Carrie Acheson.
If youâve ever been at The Ploughing youâve heard her voice
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A great career, TD, Mayor of Clonmel and much more.
Her son Brian is one of Irelandâs richest men now. The man behind the Robcour Racing operation and a big backer of Tipperary GAA.
Dr Richard Steadman, aged 85.
When âdoing your cruciateâ first became a thing in the early 1990s, lots of footballers and other sportspeople used to get operated on in Colorado by Dr Richard Steadman.
He used to subsequently get namechecked quite a bit in articles.
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Niamh Bhreathnach RIP.
Appropriately she died on a college free day.
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Sad news. RIP. Her son Macdara Ferris is a big Shamrock Rovers man. Heâs written two books on Shamrock Rovers.
She was minister for education when I used to be partaking in the Schools Credit Union quiz. It was always important to know who the various ministers were.
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She did us all some service
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James flynn RIP.
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The âWorld Of Sportâ broadcasting has lost a great man.
Dickie Davies RIP.
Those born in the late 70s/early 80s will mourn him.
RIP Dickie
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â# Former Dublin city manager, dies at 91
Frank Feely, the Dublin city manager in the 1980s and early 1990s, has died at the age of 91.Mr Feely presided over Dublinâs administration at a time of straitened finances and growing controversy over planning corruption.
He is credited with initiating new housing schemes, city parks and pedestrian streets.
Mr Feely was the Dublin city and county manager from 1979 to 1993 and then Dublin city manager until his retirement in 1996.
With his wife Ita, Mr Feely had four children, including Orla, professor of electronic engineering at UCD, and the late Emer, a public-health doctor and wife of former chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan.
Until county Dublin was divided into three new councils he was county manager as well.
In the 1980s, Mr Feely concentrated on the city, while assistant city and county manager George Redmond was assigned responsibility for the county. Mr Redmond was investigated for corruption and went to jail for accepting bribes but this conviction was later quashed.
In 1989, developer Tom Gilmartin made a series of allegations about planning corruption to Mr Feely, who brought them to the attention of minister for environment PĂĄdraig Flynn.â
His daughter Orla was appointed President of UCD today. She must have inherited oul Franks talent for glad handing.
Oliver Wood, one of the most famous cinematographers there is. His films roll off the tongueâŠ.